US Patent Issued to Pentair on Feb. 4 for "System and a method for notifying a user to replace a sacrificial anode" (North Carolina, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,896, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Pentair Inc. (Minneapolis).

"System and a method for notifying a user to replace a sacrificial anode" was invented by Todd James Kaeser (Largo, Fla.) and Zachary Steven Pickard (Carrboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device, system, and a method are provided for notifying a user to replace a sacrificial anode in a pool or spa system. The device is provided in the form of a body defining a cavity, a sacrificial anode, and a sensor. The sacrificial anode substantially surrounds the cavity when the sacrificial anode is coupled to the body. The sensor is at least partially received into the ...